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A Pilot Study to Evaluate a Computer-Based Intervention to Improve Self-care in Patients With Heart Failure. J Cardiovasc Nurs 2020; 36:157-164. [PMID: 33369990 DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive dysfunction contributes to poor learning and impaired self-care (SC) for patients with heart failure. OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to (1) evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a nurse-led, virtual home-based cognitive training and SC education intervention to support SC and (2) evaluate the relationship between improvements in SC and cognitive change and examine 30-day readmission rates. METHODS In this 2-phase pilot study, we used a prospective, exploratory design. In phase 1, recruitment criteria and retention issues threatened feasibility and acceptance. Significant modifications were made and evaluated in phase 2. RESULTS In phase 2, 12 participants were recruited (7 women and 5 men). Feasibility was supported. All participants and the study nurse positively evaluated acceptability of the intervention. Median SC scores improved over time. Thirty-day hospital readmission rates were 25%. CONCLUSION Phase 1 indicates the intervention as originally designed was not feasible or acceptable. Phase 2 supports the feasibility and acceptability of the modified intervention. Further testing is warranted.
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Yu DSF, De Maria M, Barbaranelli C, Vellone E, Matarese M, Ausili D, Rejane RSE, Osokpo OH, Riegel B. Cross-cultural applicability of the Self-Care Self-Efficacy Scale in a multi-national study. J Adv Nurs 2020; 77:681-692. [PMID: 33295675 DOI: 10.1111/jan.14617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIM The Self-Care Self-Efficacy Scale (SCSES) was newly developed as a self-report measure for self-care self-efficacy for chronic illness. This study investigated its measurement equivalence (ME) in different cultural groups, including United States, China (Hong Kong), Italy, and Brazil. DESIGN A multi-national study for cross-cultural validation of the Scale. METHODS From January 2015 - December 2018, investigators recruited 957 patients (United State: 200; Hong Kong: 300; Italy: 285; and Brazil: 142) with chronic illness from inpatient and outpatient settings. The SCSES was administered and clinical and demographic data were collected from participants. Based on the Meredith framework, multi-group confirmatory factor analysis evaluated the configural, metric, scalar, and strict invariance of the scale across the four populations through a series of nested models, with evaluation of reliability and coherence of the factor solution. RESULTS The mean ages of the groups ranged from 65-77 years, 56.4% was male. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients of the single-factor SCSES were 0.93, 0.89, 0.92, and 0.90 for the United States, China (Hong Kong), Italy, and Brazil, respectively. Three of the four levels of ME were partially or totally supported. The highest level achieved was partial scalar invariance level (χ2 [52] = 313.4, p < 0.001; RMSEA = 0.067; 95% CI = 0.056-0.077; CFI = 0.966; TLI = 0.960, SRMR = 0.080). CONCLUSION Patients from the four countries shared the same philosophical orientation towards scale items, although some of the items contributed differently to represent the concept and participants shared the same schemata for score interpretation. IMPACT Self-efficacy is important in producing effective and sustainable self-care behavioural changes. Cultural ideation shapes the ways individuals interpret and report their self-care self-efficacy. The study findings support cross-cultural and cross-national utility of the SCSES for research on self-care across United States, China (Hong Kong), Italy, and Brazil.
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- Doris Sau-Fung Yu
- School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulum, Hong Kong
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Research Unit of Nursing Science, Campus Bio-medico University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,Australian Catholic University, Mary Mackillop Institute for Health Research, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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Dianati M, Rezaei Asmaroud S, Shafaghi S, Naghashzadeh F. Effects of an Empowerment Program on Self-Care Behaviors and Readmission of Patients with Heart Failure: a Randomized Clinical Trial. TANAFFOS 2020; 19:312-321. [PMID: 33959168 PMCID: PMC8088137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of heart failure, as a serious health problem, is increasing around the world due to underlying factors, such as hypertension and diabetes. Although the patient's cooperation in the treatment process plays a crucial role in treatment, only a few combinations of different approaches have been investigated so far. This study aimed to determine the effects of an empowerment program on the patients' self-care behaviors and hospital readmission. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this randomized clinical trial, 120 patients with heart failure were divided into experimental and control groups. In the experimental group, the empowerment program, including face-to-face training, educational booklets, and follow-up via Telegram messaging application, was implemented, while the control group only received standard care. Data were collected before the intervention and six months after the intervention, using a researcher-made questionnaire. The Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI) was completed for both groups. RESULTS The results indicated that all three self-care scales, namely, self-care maintenance, self-care management, and self-care confidence, significantly improved in the experimental group compared to the baseline (P=0.000), while the scores of these scales decreased in the control group (P=0.000). The frequency of hospital admission and the length of hospital stay also reduced in the experimental group (P=0.000 and P<0.001, respectively). There was no significant difference in terms of the demographic characteristics between the two groups. CONCLUSION The empowerment program significantly improved the patients' self-care behaviors and reduced the frequency and duration of hospitalization. Therefore, implementation of such programs is strongly suggested, especially in heart failure clinics.
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- Mansour Dianati
- Trauma Nursing Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Trauma Nursing Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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- Lung Transplantation Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Lung Transplantation Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Correspondence to: Naghashzadeh F Address: Lung Transplant Research Center, NRITLD, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Email address:
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Sohn A, Speier W, Lan E, Aoki K, Fonarow GC, Ong MK, Arnold CW. Integrating remote monitoring into heart failure patients' care regimen: A pilot study. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0242210. [PMID: 33211733 PMCID: PMC7676713 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Around 50% of hospital readmissions due to heart failure are preventable, with lack of adherence to prescribed self-care as a driving factor. Remote tracking and reminders issued by mobile health devices could help to promote self-care, which could potentially reduce these readmissions. Objective We sought to investigate two factors: (1) feasibility of enrolling heart failure patients in a remote monitoring regimen that uses wireless sensors and patient-reported outcome measures; and (2) their adherence to using the study devices and completing patient-reported outcome measures. Methods Twenty heart failure patients participated in piloting a remote monitoring regimen. Data collection included: (1) physical activity using wrist-worn activity trackers; (2) body weight using bathroom scales; (3) medication adherence using smart pill bottles; and (4) patient -reported outcomes using patient-reported outcome measures. Results We evaluated 150 hospitalized heart failure patients and enrolled 20 individuals. Two factors contributed to 50% (65/130) being excluded from the study: smartphone ownership and patient discharge. Over the course of the study, 60.0% of the subjects wore the activity tracker for at least 70% of the hours, and 45.0% used the scale for more than 70% of the days. The pill bottle was used less than 10% of the days by 55.0% of the subjects. Conclusions Our method of recruiting heart failure patients prior to hospital discharge may not be feasible as the enrollment rate was low. Once enrolled, the majority of subjects maintained a high adherence to wearing the activity tracker but low adherence to using the pill bottle and completing the follow-up surveys. Scale usage was fair, but it received positive reviews from most subjects. Given the observed usage and feedback, we suggest mobile health-driven interventions consider including an activity tracker and bathroom scale. We also recommend administering a shorter survey more regularly and through an easier interface.
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- Albert Sohn
- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of General Internal Medicine & Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Vellone E, De Maria M, Iovino P, Barbaranelli C, Zeffiro V, Pucciarelli G, Durante A, Alvaro R, Riegel B. The Self-Care of Heart Failure Index version 7.2: Further psychometric testing. Res Nurs Health 2020; 43:640-650. [PMID: 33141495 DOI: 10.1002/nur.22083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Clinicians and researchers need valid and reliable instruments to evaluate heart failure (HF) self-care. The Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI) is a theoretically driven instrument developed for this purpose. The SCHFI measures self-care with three scales: self-care maintenance, measuring behaviors to maintain HF stability; symptom perception, measuring monitoring behaviors; and self-care management, assessing the response to symptoms. After the theory underpinning the SCHFI was updated, the instrument was updated to version 7.2 but it was only tested in the United States. In this study we tested the psychometric characteristics (structural and construct validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability) of the SCHFI v.7.2 in an Italian population of HF patients. We used a cross-sectional design to study 280 HF patients with additional data collected after 2 weeks for test-retest reliability. Adults with HF (mean age 75.6 (±10.8); 70.8% in New York Heart Association [NYHA] classes II and III) were enrolled from six centers across Italy. Confirmatory factor analysis showed supportive structural validity in the three SCHFI v.7.2 scales (CFI from 0.94 to 0.95; RMSEA from 0.05 to 0.07). Internal consistency reliability estimated with Cronbach's α and composite reliability ranged between .73 and .88; test-retest reliability ranged between 0.73 and 0.92. Construct validity was supported with significant correlations between the SCHFI v.7.2 scale scores and quality of life, brain natriuretic peptide levels and NYHA class. This study further supports the psychometric characteristics of the SCHFI v.7.2, illustrating that it can be used in clinical practice and research also in an Italian population.
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- Ercole Vellone
- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.,School of Nursing, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Irani E, Moore SE, Hickman RL, Dolansky MA, Josephson RA, Hughes JW. The Contribution of Living Arrangements, Social Support, and Self-efficacy to Self-management Behaviors Among Individuals With Heart Failure: A Path Analysis. J Cardiovasc Nurs 2020; 34:319-326. [PMID: 31058704 PMCID: PMC6557687 DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Living arrangements, social support, and self-efficacy have significant implications for self-management science. Despite the theoretical linkages among the 3 concepts, there is limited empirical evidence about their interplay and the subsequent influence on heart failure (HF) self-management. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to validate components of the Individual and Family Self-management Theory among individuals with HF. METHODS This is a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data generated from a sample of 370 individuals with HF. A path analysis was conducted to examine the indirect and direct associations among social environment (living arrangements), social facilitation (social support) and belief (self-efficacy) processes, and self-management behaviors (HF self-care maintenance) while accounting for individual and condition-specific factors (age, sex, race, and HF disease severity). RESULTS Three contextual factors (living arrangements, age, and HF disease severity) had direct associations with perceived social support and self-efficacy, which in turn were positively associated with HF self-management behaviors. Living alone (β = -.164, P = .001) was associated with lower perceived social support, whereas being an older person (β = .145, P = .004) was associated with better support. Moderate to severe HF status (β = -.145, P = .004) or higher levels of perceived social support (β = .153, P = .003) were associated with self-efficacy. CONCLUSIONS Our results support the Individual and Family Self-management Theory, highlighting the importance of social support and self-efficacy to foster self-management behaviors for individuals with HF. Future research is needed to further explore relationships among living arrangements, perceived and received social support, self-efficacy, and HF self-management.
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- Elliane Irani
- Elliane Irani, PhD, RN Postdoctoral Fellow, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Scott Emory Moore, PhD, APRN, AGPCNP-BC Assistant Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Ronald L. Hickman, PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FNAP, FAAN Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Mary A. Dolansky, PhD, RN, FAAN Associate Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Richard A. Josephson, MS, MD Professor, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University; and Director of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. Joel W. Hughes, PhD Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, Ohio
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Gary RA, Paul S, Corwin E, Butts B, Miller AH, Hepburn K, Waldrop D. Exercise and Cognitive Training Intervention Improves Self-Care, Quality of Life and Functional Capacity in Persons With Heart Failure. J Appl Gerontol 2020; 41:486-495. [PMID: 33047625 DOI: 10.1177/0733464820964338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study evaluated a 12-week, home-based combined aerobic exercise (walking) and computerized cognitive training (EX/CCT) program on heart failure (HF) self-care behaviors (Self-care of HF Index [SCHFI]), disease specific quality of life (Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire [KCCQ]), and functional capacity (6-minute walk distance) compared to exercise only (EX) or a usual care attention control (AC) stretching and flexibility program. Participants (N = 69) were older, predominately female (54%) and African American (55%). There was significant improvement in self-care management, F(2, 13) = 5.7, p < .016; KCCQ physical limitation subscale, F(2, 52) = 3.4, p < .039; and functional capacity (336 ± 18 vs 388 ± 20 m, p < .05) among the EX/CCT participants. The underlying mechanisms that EX and CCT targets and the optimal dose that leads to improved outcomes are needed to design effective interventions for this rapidly growing population.
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Wang B, Xia L, Yu J, Feng Y, Hong J, Wang W. The multiple mediating effects of health literacy and self-care confidence between depression and self-care behaviors in patients with heart failure. Heart Lung 2020; 49:842-847. [PMID: 33011463 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous researchers have found that depression can influence self-care behaviors of patients with heart failure (HF). However, the specific path of depression on self-care behaviors remains unclear. OBJECTIVES To determine the multiple mediating effects of health literacy and self-care confidence between depression and self-care behaviors in patients with HF. METHODS A cross sectional study on HF patients (n = 310) was conducted at a tertiary hospital in China. The Chinese versions of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D), Health Literacy Scale for Patients with Chronic Disease and Self-care of Heart Failure Index (C-SCHFI) were used to assess depression, health literacy, self-care confidence and self-care behaviors of the HF patients respectively. RESULTS Depression had significant negative correlations with health literacy (r = -0.40, P < 0.01), self-care confidence (r = -0.41, P < 0.01), self-care maintenance (r = -0.18, P < 0.01) and management (r = -0.19, P < 0.01). After controlling for covariates, mediation modeling analysis showed that health literacy and self-care confidence were mediating variables between depression and self-care management and all the three paths were significant. A higher level of depression debilitated health literacy (β = -0.23, P < 0.001), and a higher degree of health literacy was associated with better self-care confidence (β = 0.31, P < 0.001) which contributed to better self-care management (β = 0.43, P < 0.001). Total mediation effect was -0.1940 with 95% CI from -0.2702 to -0.1266. However, self-care confidence did not mediate between depression and self-care maintenance. CONCLUSION Health literacy and self-care confidence exert a multiple mediating effect on the relationship between depression and self-care management. The relationship between variables should be considered when developing the tailored interventions for patients with HF to enhance their self-care behaviors.
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- School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, China
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- School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, China
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- School of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, China
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Erünal M, Mert H. Does Health Literacy Affect Self-Care in Patients with Heart Failure? J Nurse Pract 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Inadequate self-care is linked to poor health outcomes in heart failure (HF). Self-care depends on decision-making abilities, but links between self-care and brain injury to executive decision-making regulatory areas (prefrontal cortices) are unclear. OBJECTIVE We investigated the relationships between HF self-care and status of prefrontal cortices. METHODS Magnetic resonance imaging-based diffusion tensor imaging was performed in 21 patients with HF (age, 53.8 ± 7.9 years; 15 men; left ventricular ejection fraction, 25.1% ± 6.1%), and self-care and executive function were measured with the Self-care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI) and Trail Making Test B. Using diffusion tensor imaging data, mean diffusivity (MD) maps were calculated and region-of-interest analyses were performed on the left and right prefrontal brain areas. Statistical analyses consisted of partial correlations (covariates, age, and gender). RESULTS The mean ± SD SCHFI scores were 70.78 ± 11.37 for maintenance, 70 ± 17.32 for management, and 74.91 ± 15.76 for confidence. The mean ± SD Trail Making Test B score was 90.2 ± 73.3 seconds. The mean ± SD MD values (higher values indicate tissue injury) of the left and right prefrontal cortices were 1.46 ± 0.16 (×10 mm/s) and 1.44 ± 0.14 (×10 mm/s), respectively. Significant negative correlations emerged between prefrontal MD values and SCHFI maintenance (left/right, r = -0.64/-0.70; P < .003) and SCHFI management (r = -0.93/-0.86; P < .003). Significant positive correlations were observed between prefrontal MD values and Trail Making Test B (r = 0.71/0.74; P < .001). A nonsignificant correlation emerged between prefrontal MD values and SCHFI confidence scores. CONCLUSIONS Brain tissue integrity in executive function regulatory regions is associated with HF self-care for maintenance and management. The findings indicate that protection and brain injury repair in executive control areas may improve HF self-care.
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Distinct Factors Associated With Better Self-care in Heart Failure Patients With and Without Mild Cognitive Impairment. J Cardiovasc Nurs 2020; 34:440-447. [PMID: 31373955 DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND A decline in cognition may limit patients' ability to effectively engage in self-care in those with heart failure (HF). However, several studies have shown no difference in self-care between HF patients with and without cognitive impairment. This may indicate that there are more salient factors associated with self-care in HF patients with cognitive impairment compared with those without cognitive impairment. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to explore which factors are related to self-care based on the presence and absence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among patients with HF. METHODS Patients with HF were recruited from outpatient settings. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment was used to screen for MCI. Self-care was measured with the Self-care of HF Index v.6.2. Two separate stepwise linear regressions were performed to identify which factors (HF knowledge, perceived control, functional status, multimorbidity, executive function, and social support) predicted self-care in HF patients with and without MCI. RESULTS Of the 132 patients in this study, 36 (27.3%) had MCI. Self-care maintenance and management were associated with social support (β = 0.489) and executive function (β = 0.484), respectively, in patients with MCI. Perceived control was associated with both self-care maintenance and management in patients without MCI (βs = 0.404 and 0.262, respectively). CONCLUSION We found that social support and executive function were associated with self-care in HF patients with MCI, whereas perceived control was associated with self-care in HF patients with intact cognition. Clinicians should develop tailored interventions to enhance self-care by considering the distinct factors associated with self-care based on the presence or absence of MCI.
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Hsu MY, Chiang CW, Chiou AF. The effects of a self-regulation programme on self-care behaviour in patients with heart failure: A randomized controlled trial. Int J Nurs Stud 2020; 116:103778. [PMID: 33032795 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Self-care behaviour is important for patients with heart failure to prevent disease progression. More than half of patients have poor self-care behaviour. Self-regulation theory emphasizes that patients need to initiate monitoring of their symptoms, identify their own problems, and perform appropriate self-care behaviour. However, studies focused on interventions based on self-regulation theory for patients with heart failure are limited. OBJECTIVES To investigate the effects of a self-regulation programme on self-care behaviour in patients with heart failure. DESIGN A randomized controlled trial. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Eighty-two patients with heart failure were recruited from a cardiovascular outpatient department at a teaching hospital in northern Taiwan. METHODS Participants were randomly assigned to the intervention (n = 41) or control group (n = 41). The intervention group participated in a 4-week self-regulation programme, including one 20-to-30-min, face-to-face individual self-regulation education session and 15- to 20-min telephone follow-up counselling sessions twice per week for four weeks. The control group received only routine outpatient care. Self-care behaviour was measured by the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index at baseline, 4 weeks and 8 weeks after patients were enroled. RESULTS The intervention group reported improvements in self-care behaviours, including self-maintenance and self-confidence subscale scores, after four weeks of the self-regulation programme. In contrast, the control group showed no significant differences. Compared with the control group, the intervention group exhibited significantly greater improvements in self-care maintenance (B = 3.74, p = 0.01), self-care management (B = 6.33, p = 0.004), and self-care confidence (B = 5.15, p = 0.003) at four weeks but showed significantly greater improvements only in self-care management (B = 6.97, p = 0.03) and self-care confidence (B = 6.24, p = 0.001) at 8 weeks. CONCLUSIONS This study confirmed that a self-regulation programme could effectively improve self-care behaviour in patients with heart failure. Further studies with multicentre randomized controlled trials and larger populations of heart failure patients are necessary to evaluate the effect of this self-regulation programme in various regions and countries. Tweetable abstract: A home-based self-regulation programme could effectively improve self-care behaviour in patients with heart failure.
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- Ming-Ya Hsu
- School of Business, University of California, Riverside, CA, United States
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- School of Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Li-Nong St., Taipei, Taiwan.
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Wang X, Tang L, Howell D, Zhang Q, Qiu R, Zhang H, Ye Z. Theory-guided interventions for Chinese patients to adapt to heart failure: A quasi-experimental study. Int J Nurs Sci 2020; 7:391-400. [PMID: 33195750 PMCID: PMC7644562 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2020.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Revised: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Objectives To examine the effects of the Roy Adaptation Model-based interventions on adaptation in persons with heart failure. Methods A quasi-experimental study was conducted in Hangzhou, China, from March 2018 to November 2019. A convenience sample of 112 participants with heart failure from a multi-campus hospital was enrolled. Participants were allocated into an intervention group (n = 55) and a control group (n = 57) according to their hospitalized campus. A culturally-tailored care plan intervention based on the Roy Adaptation Model was performed in the intervention group. The control group received bedside patient education and a regular booklet for HF home care before discharge. Heart ultrasound, Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ), a knowledge survey, Self-care Heart failure Index (SCHFI), and Coping and Adaptation Processing Scale-Short Form (CAPS-SF) were used to measure patients’ levels of adaptation of physical function, self-concept, role function, and interdependence at baseline and six months after discharge. Results Ninety-one participants with complete data, 43 in the intervention group and 48 in the control group, were included in the analysis for the primary endpoints and showed adaptive improvement trends. Most patients in the intervention group completed 60% or more of the given interventions. At the sixth month after discharge, compared with the control group, the intervention group had improved adaptive behaviors showing higher scores of the MLHFQ (70.90 ± 22.45 vs. 54.78 ± 18.04), heart failure-related knowledge (13.79 ± 2.45 vs. 10.73 ± 4.28), SCHFI maintenance (57.67 ± 13.22 vs. 50.35 ± 10.88), and CAPS-SF (40.23 ± 4.36 vs. 38.27 ± 2.60) at the six-month follow-up (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences between the two groups in the scores of left ventricular ejection fraction, scores of SCHFI management and SCHFI confidence subscales (P > 0.05). Conclusions The findings reported evidence of positive adaptation in patients with heart failure, indicating that the Roy Adaptation Model is an effective guide for developing an implemented framework for the nursing practice of the patients. The culturally-tailored care plan intervention is helpful to improve adaptation of patients with heart failure.
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- Xiyi Wang
- School of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Nursing, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Nursing, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Nursing, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Nursing, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Nursing, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Nursing, Zhejiang University School of Medicine Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Kartamysheva ED, Lopatin YM. [Comparative analysis of self-care assessment scales in patients with chronic heart failure, advantages and disadvantages]. KARDIOLOGIIA 2020; 60:84-89. [PMID: 33155963 DOI: 10.18087/cardio.2020.8.n1114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Aim To compare Russian versions of the scales for assessment of self-care ability in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), European Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior Scale (EHFScBS_9) and The Self-Сare of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI, version 6.2).Materials and methods Assessment of the self-care ability was performed with Russian versions of EHFScBS_9 and SCHFI (version 6.2) scales in 130 patients with NYHA functional class II-IV CHF primarily of ischemic origin (78.5 %). Mean age of patients was 63.2±9.6 years; most of the patients were men (n=92; 70.8 %). Patients were managed in accordance with effective guidelines ESC / HFA 2016 and Russian guidelines 2018.Results Along with an increase in SСHFI scores, a decrease in EHFScBS_9 scores was observed (r= -0.31, p<0.001). The patients participating in the study showed a low self-care ability at baseline according to results of both scales.Conclusion The presence of certain differences between the study scales does not exclude a possibility of using them alone or together for more detailed assessment of the self-care ability.
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- E D Kartamysheva
- Volgograd State Medical University, Volgograd, Russia Volgograd Regional Clinical Cardiology Center, Volgograd, Russia
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- Volgograd State Medical University, Volgograd, Russia Volgograd Regional Clinical Cardiology Center, Volgograd, Russia
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Fabrizi D, Rebora P, Luciani M, Di Mauro S, Valsecchi MG, Ausili D. How do self-care maintenance, self-care monitoring, and self-care management affect glycated haemoglobin in adults with type 2 diabetes? A multicentre observational study. Endocrine 2020; 69:542-552. [PMID: 32504379 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-020-02354-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate how self-care maintenance, self-care monitoring, and self-care management affect glycated haemoglobin in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and to set cut-off points of the Self-Care of Diabetes Inventory scales using glycated haemoglobin as outcome of interest. METHODS A secondary analysis of a previous multicentre observational cross-sectional study was conducted. Overall, 540 adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus confirmed diagnosis were involved. Socio-demographic and clinical data were collected. Self-care maintenance, self-care monitoring, and self-care management were measured by the Self-Care of Diabetes Inventory. Linear regression models were performed to assess the relationship between self-care maintenance, self-care monitoring, and self-care management and glycated haemoglobin. Receiver operating characteristics curves were carried out to identify the best cut-off score for each self-care scale considering glycated haemoglobin >7% as outcome of interest. RESULTS Self-care monitoring and self-care management were associated to glycated haemoglobin in both patients without (self-care monitoring p = 0.0008; self-care management p = 0.0178) and with insulin therapy (self-care monitoring p = 0.0007; self-care management p = 0.0224). Self-care maintenance was associated to glycated haemoglobin in patients without insulin therapy (p = 0.0118). Cut-off scores providing the best performance were 70 points for self-care maintenance and self-care monitoring, and 60 points for self-care management. CONCLUSIONS Self-care maintenance, self-care monitoring, and self-care management differently affect glycated haemoglobin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Clinicians could implement tailored interventions to improve glycaemic control considering the lacking area of self-care.
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- Diletta Fabrizi
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Bicocca Bioinformatics Biostatistics And Bioimaging Centre-B4, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Bicocca Bioinformatics Biostatistics And Bioimaging Centre-B4, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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BACKGROUND The ways in which patients with heart failure (HF) and their care partners work together to manage HF are often overlooked. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify and compare different patterns of HF dyadic illness management. METHODS This was a secondary analysis of data on HF dyads. Heart failure management was measured using patient and care partner versions of the Self-Care of HF Index and European HF Self-care Behavior Scale. Latent class modeling was used to identify patterns of HF dyadic management. RESULTS The mean age of the 62 patients and their care partners was 59.7 ± 11.8 and 58.1 ± 11.9 years, respectively. A majority of patients (71.0%) had class III/IV HF, and a majority of the couples (95.2%) were married. Two distinct dyadic patterns were observed, 1 collaborative management type (n = 42, 67.7%) and 1 autonomous management type (n = 20, 32.3%). Dyads in the autonomous pattern were mostly female patients with male care partners; patients in this pattern also were more anxious and depressed, and reported worse relationship quality compared with collaborative dyads. CONCLUSION There is an engendered spectrum of collaboration in how HF patient-care partner dyads work together to manage HF that needs to be considered in clinical care and research.
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Al‐Hammouri MM, Rababah JA, Aldalaykeh M. Exploring the potential of acceptance and commitment therapy model in self-care behaviour in persons with heart failure. Nurs Open 2020; 7:1560-1567. [PMID: 32802377 PMCID: PMC7424451 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Aim This study examined the interaction among cognitive fusion, mindfulness and committed action on the self-care behaviour in person with heart failure as guided by the acceptance and commitment therapy model. Design An exploratory cross-sectional design was used. Method Participants with heart failure from in-patients setting (N = 165) were recruited from two major regional hospitals. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires of the study variables and demographic characteristics. Data were analysed using Hayes SPSS process macros. Results Based on the acceptance and commitment therapy model propositions, all main and interaction effects, except for cognitive fusion, were significant. The current study showed that the main effect of the study variables on self-care behaviour was insufficient and adding complex interactions between these variables improved the model fit, as it was suggested by the acceptance and commitment therapy model.
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da Cruz DDALM, Wilson AMMM, Melo MN, da Conceição AP, Diaz LJR. SCHFI 6.2 Self-Care Confidence Scale - Brazilian version: psychometric analysis using the Rasch model. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2020; 28:e3313. [PMID: 32876285 PMCID: PMC7458570 DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.3378.3313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Self-Care Confidence Scale in heart failure in the Brazilian version of the Self Care Heart Failure Index, version 6.2, using the Rasch model criteria. METHOD secondary study, of psychometric analysis, using the Rasch model, of the six items of the scale. The sample consisted of 409 patients with heart failure undergoing outpatient treatment [mean age 57.9 (standard deviation = 11.6) years, 54.8% male]. RESULTS of the total of six items, one ("De maneira geral, você está confiante sobre estar livre dos sintomas de insuficiência cardíaca?") presented maladjustment to the model (Infit = 1.84 and Outfit = 1.99). After the exclusion of this item, the others showed a good fit, composed one dimension and explained 55% of the variance in the data; the categories of response to the items were adequate, the values of separation and reliability of person were 2.13 and 0.82, respectively, and Cronbach's alpha was 0.87. Items of extreme difficulty were identified and there is no differential functioning of the items in relation to sex. CONCLUSION with the exclusion of the first item, the Self-Care Confidence Scale showed good psychometric properties, with caution in interpreting the results of the six-item scale.
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Enfermagem, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Chen AMH, Yehle KS, Plake KS, Rathman LD, Heinle JW, Frase RT, Anderson JG, Bentley J. The role of health literacy, depression, disease knowledge, and self-efficacy in self-care among adults with heart failure: An updated model. Heart Lung 2020; 49:702-708. [PMID: 32861889 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients with inadequate health literacy and heart failure face high healthcare costs, more hospitalizations, and greater mortality. To address these negative consequences, patients need to improve heart failure self-care. Multiple factors may influence self-care, but the exact model by which they do so is not fully understood. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to examine a model exploring the contribution of health literacy, depression, disease knowledge, and self-efficacy to the performance of heart failure self-care. METHODS Using a cross-sectional design, patients were recruited from a heart failure clinic and completed validated assessments of their cognition, health literacy, depression, knowledge, self-efficacy and self-care. Patients were separated into two groups according to their health literacy level: inadequate/marginal and adequate. Differences between groups were assessed with an independent t-test. Hypothesized paths and mediated relationships were estimated and tested using observed variable path analysis. RESULTS Participants (n = 100) were mainly male (67%), white (93%), and at least had a high school education (85%). Health literacy was associated with disease knowledge (path coefficient=0.346, p = 0.002), depression was negatively associated with self-efficacy (path coefficient=-0.211, p = 0.037), self-efficacy was positively associated with self-care (path coefficient=0.402, p<0.0005), and there was evidence that self-efficacy mediated the link between depression and self-care. There was no evidence of: mediation of the link between health literacy and self-care by knowledge or self-efficacy; positive associations between knowledge and self-efficacy or self-care; or mediation of the disease knowledge and self-care relationship by self-efficacy. Further, depression was associated with self-care indirectly rather than also directly as hypothesized. CONCLUSIONS Self-efficacy and depression are associated with heart failure self-care. Data generated from the model suggest that healthcare professionals should actively engage all patients to gain self-efficacy and address depression to positively affect heart failure self-care.
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- Aleda M H Chen
- Assistant Dean and Associate Professor, Cedarville University School of Pharmacy, 251N. Main St., Cedarville, OH 45314, USA.
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- Professor Emerita, Purdue University, School of Nursing, 502N. University Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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- Associate Head of Professional Education, Associate Professor, Director, Purdue University Academic and Ambulatory Care Fellowship Program, Faculty Associate, Center for Aging and the Life Course, 575 Stadium Mall Dr., West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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- Heart Failure Nurse Practitioner, The Heart Group of Lancaster General Health/PENN Medicine, 217 Harrisburg Ave, Suite 100, Lancaster, PA 17603, USA.
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- At time of project: Research Assistant, The Heart Group of Lancaster General Health/PENN medicine, 217 Harrisburg Ave, Suite 100, Lancaster, PA 17603, USA
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- Graduate Student, Purdue University, Department of Sociology, 700W. State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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- Purdue University, Department of Medical Sociology and Health Communication, 700W. State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacy Administration, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Faser Hall 225, University, MS, 38677, USA.
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Giordano V, Nicolotti M, Corvese F, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Villa G. Describing self‐care and its associated variables in ostomy patients. J Adv Nurs 2020; 76:2982-2992. [DOI: 10.1111/jan.14499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Vittoria Giordano
- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention University of Rome Tor Vergata Rome Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention University of Rome Tor Vergata Rome Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention University of Rome Tor Vergata Rome Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention University of Rome Tor Vergata Rome Italy
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- Urology Unit IRCCS San Raffaele Institute Milan Italy
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Heo JM, Kim CG. The mediating effect of resilience on the relationship between Type D personality and self-care behavior in patients with heart failure. Jpn J Nurs Sci 2020; 17:e12359. [PMID: 32812696 DOI: 10.1111/jjns.12359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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AIM There have been few studies done looking at the relationship between resilience, Type D personality, and self-care behavior in patients with heart failure. The purpose of this study was to identify the mediating effect of resilience on the relationship between Type D personality and self-care behavior in patients with heart failure. METHODS The subjects consisted of a sample of 90 heart failure patients aged ≥20 years who visited the cardiology outpatient clinic in the Chungbuk area of South Korea. RESULTS Among 90 patients, 49 subjects (54.0%) were classified as Type D personality, who exhibited statistically significant differences in resilience and self-care behavior (p < .001). A statistically significant correlation was also observed between self-care behavior score and resilience score (p < .01). The resilience had full mediation effects on the relationship between Type D personality and self-care behavior. In other words, the higher their resilience, the better their self-care behavior. CONCLUSIONS The study showed that resilience and Type D personality have important effects on self-care behavior.
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- Ji Min Heo
- Management & Welfare Division, Settlement Support Center for North Korea Refugees (Hanawon), Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of Nursing, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, South Korea
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Wierenga KL, Fresco DM, Alder M, Moore SM. Feasibility of an Emotion Regulation Intervention for Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation. West J Nurs Res 2020; 43:338-346. [PMID: 32814517 DOI: 10.1177/0193945920949959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cardiac rehabilitation is important to improve physical activity and reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors among people who have experienced a major cardiac event. However, poor emotion regulation can make it difficult to change cardiovascular risk factors. The purpose of this article was to assess the feasibility of the Regulating Emotions to improve Nutrition Exercise and reduce Stress (RENEwS) intervention, an education program aimed at improving emotion regulation strategies among patients in cardiac rehabilitation. A total of 14 cardiac rehabilitation patients (mean age 61 years) enrolled in five weekly RENEwS sessions. Qualitative analysis of participants' comments was used to assess eight elements of feasibility. In total 57% of participants completed the intervention. Participants thought the intervention was feasible, with strengths in the areas of acceptability, demand, adaptation, integration, and implementation. Other comments regarding practicality, expansion, and perceived efficacy provide guidance for intervention refinement.
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- Department of Psychiatry & Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Validity, and Reliability of the Arabic Version of the Self-care of Hypertension Inventory Scale Among Older Adults. J Cardiovasc Nurs 2020; 36:430-436. [PMID: 32769480 DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Self-care is considered as the best method of blood pressure control. Because the prevalence of hypertension in Arab countries is high and continuously increasing through the years, more attention is needed to evaluate patients' self-care for hypertension, to enable further studies to develop the appropriate intervention. The Self-care of Hypertension Inventory (SC-HI) is a scale that has been developed to measure the maintenance, monitoring, and management of a person with hypertension. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the SC-HI scale among older adults. METHODS A cross-cultural adaptation process was used, where structural validity was assessed through factor analysis and interobserver agreement using Cohen κ. The reliability of internal consistency was determined through Cronbach's α and scale item correlation. Test-retest examined the interclass correlation and was tested by paired t test. RESULTS The mean age of our sample is 63 ± 7.8 years, and most were educated (illiterate patients, 14%). Some modification was done for the scale items. Item-level content validity index ranged between 0.85 and 1, and average scale-level content validity was 0.96. Interobserver adjustment showed high agreement. Cronbach's α was 0.89. Test-retest reliability showed no differences (t = -0.298, P = 0,767), and interclass correlation was 0.85 (95% confidence interval, 0.078-0.90; P < .01). Factor analysis extracted 2, 3, and 1 signal factors for maintenance, management, and confidence subscales, respectively. CONCLUSION The adapted Arabic version of SC-HI scale is shown to be valid and reliable among older adults. Further studies are need for further reliability analyses among large groups from various Arab countries.
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Viveiros J, Sethares KA, Westlake C. Executive dysfunction is associated with self-care confidence in patients with heart failure. Appl Nurs Res 2020; 54:151312. [PMID: 32650899 DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2020.151312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Revised: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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AIM To explore differences in self-care maintenance, management and confidence levels between American heart failure (HF) patients with and without executive dysfunction. BACKGROUND Evidence indicates some aspect of cognitive impairment is prevalent in up to 75% of the HF patient population. Moreover, cognitive impairment has been identified as a barrier to adequate self-care contributing to poor outcomes. There is limited understanding of the role executive function, a domain of cognitive performance, has on self-care behaviors for patients with HF. METHOD This secondary analysis examined the role of executive function, measured by the Clock Drawing Test (CDT), in relation to self-care measures. The Self Care of Heart Failure Index v6.2 (SCHFI v6.2) was used to measure self-care maintenance, management, and confidence. RESULTS Participants had a mean age of 75.1 ± 12.5 years, identified as male (59.4%), with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III (57.3%). Executive function impairment was present in 28% of the sample. Comparison of self-care maintenance and management scores between the two groups were not significant. However, participants with executive dysfunction demonstrated an average self-care confidence score of 48.6 ± 23.3, while participants with no executive function impairment demonstrated a higher average self-care confidence score of 61.5 ± 18.4. Differences in self-care confidence scores between the groups were statistically significant (p = .014). CONCLUSIONS HF self-care confidence is considered a moderator of self-care behaviors. Understanding the influence executive function has on self-care confidence may lead to a better understanding of those needing greater support with self-care behaviors.
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- Jennifer Viveiros
- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747, USA.
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- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747, USA
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- Memorial Care Shared Services, 17360 Brookhurst Street, Fountain Valley, CA 92708, USA.
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Wonggom P, Nolan P, Clark RA, Barry T, Burdeniuk C, Nesbitt K, O'Toole K, Du H. Effectiveness of an avatar educational application for improving heart failure patients' knowledge and self-care behaviors: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial. J Adv Nurs 2020; 76:2401-2415. [PMID: 32395836 DOI: 10.1111/jan.14414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the effectiveness of education using avatars for improving patients' heart failure knowledge and self-care. BACKGROUND A lack of knowledge and self-care contributes to poor outcomes and rehospitalization for people with heart failure. DESIGN A multi-centred, non-blinded pragmatic randomized controlled trial. METHODS Heart failure patients were randomly assigned to intervention (avatar education application) or usual care groups. Participants were followed up at baseline, 30 and 90 days. ANCOVA was used to compare the scores of heart failure knowledge and self-care, between the two groups. Fisher's exact test was used to compare the two groups' heart failure-cause readmission. Bivariate exact binary logistic regression was used to identify the predictors associated with baseline levels of knowledge. RESULTS A total of 36 participants were recruited (between October 2018 - March 2019). The mean age of participants was 67.5 (SD 11.3) years. At enrolment, approximately half (47.2%) have been living with Heart Failure for over 5 years. Two groups were comparable at baseline in their demographic and clinical characteristics. At 90 days, the intervention group participants had a higher increase in knowledge score on the Dutch Heart Failure Knowledge Scales compared with the control group (22.2% versus 3.7% P = .002, partial η2 = 0.262, 95% CI -2.755 to -0.686). There was no between-group difference observed at 30- or 90-day follow-up, on self-care behaviour (Self-care of heart failure index) or healthcare use. Overall satisfaction with the avatar app was 91.3%. CONCLUSION The addition of a co-designed avatar app to usual care improved knowledge in our group of Heart Failure participants at 30 days and continued to increase up to 90 days. The results suggest that our avatar app was perceived as an enjoyable and engaging means of delivering critical knowledge and self-care information. IMPACT Heart failure is associated with poor clinical outcomes (i.e., readmission rates and mortality rate) and substantial economic burden. The effectiveness of Heart Failure patient education using avatar have not been investigated previously. In this study, the avatar app improved knowledge and self-care behaviours. This innovation could be used at the bedside, at home by nurses, patients and families. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australian New Zealand Trial Registry ACTRN12617001403325.
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- Parichat Wonggom
- Department of Adult Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
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- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Al-Hammouri MM, Rababah JA, Hall LA, Moser DK, Dawood Z, Jawhar W, Alawawdeh A. Self-care behavior: a new insight of the role of impulsivity into decision making process in persons with heart failure. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2020; 20:349. [PMID: 32718351 PMCID: PMC7385854 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-020-01617-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Self-care behavior has been reported to be below optimum in persons with heart failure, while the underlying decision making is not well understood. The Hot/Cool System model is a psychological model that may have potential applications in decision making process in persons with heart failure. The aim of this study was to examine the decision making process in self-care behavior in persons with heart failure in the light of the Hot/Cool System model. Methods We used the Hoot/Cool System Model to guide this study. Participants with heart failure from in-patients setting (N = 107) were recruited. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires. Moderated mediation analysis was used to study complex relationships among study variables. Results The current study showed that impulsivity and perceived stress were negatively associated with self-care behavior. The results also showed that self-care confidence and impulsivity significantly predict self-care maintenance. The moderated mediation analysis revealed that self-care confidence mediated the relationship between impulsivity and self-care maintenance at lower levels of perceived stress, but not at higher levels of perceived stress. Conclusion Our findings revealed that persons with heart failure tend to make impulsive choices that may negatively affect disease progression under higher levels of perceived stress. This study provides foundational knowledge regarding the decision making process in persons with heart failure.
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- Mohammed Munther Al-Hammouri
- Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O.Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
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- Adult Health Nursing Department, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- School of Nursing, University of Louisville, Louisville, USA
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- School of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
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- Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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Spedale V, Luciani M, Attanasio A, Di Mauro S, Alvaro R, Vellone E, Ausili D. Association between sleep quality and self-care in adults with heart failure: A systematic review. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2020; 20:192–201. [PMID: 33909891 DOI: 10.1177/1474515120941368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2019] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sleep disturbance is one of the most common symptoms among heart failure patients. Sleep disturbance reduces quality of life and leads to higher rates of mortality. It may affect the ability of patients to perform adequate self-care. Although some research has evaluated the association between sleep quality and heart failure self-care, a synthesis of the most recent available evidence is lacking. AIMS This systematic review aimed to assess the association between sleep quality and self-care in adults with heart failure. METHODS The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses methodology was used. Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO and SCOPUS were searched. Observational, case-control and cohort studies were considered. The quality of the studies was evaluated with the Joanna Briggs Institute's Critical Appraisal Tools. RESULTS Six articles were included. Association between sleep quality and self-care was reported by three studies. One of these did not find an association between sleep disturbance and heart failure self-care, while the other two studies did. An association between sleep quality and medication adherence was reported by three studies. All three of these studies found associations between these two variables. Studies have measured similar but different constructs. Two studies assessed sleep quality, while four other studies measured excessive daytime sleepiness. Half of the studies examined self-care, while the other half measured medication adherence. CONCLUSIONS Although the evidence should be strengthened, sleep quality seems to affect self-care in heart failure patients. The mechanism underlying the effect of sleep quality on heart failure self-care remains unclear. Future longitudinal interaction analyses could be useful to clarify this mechanism.
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- Valentina Spedale
- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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Relationship between self-care adherence, time perspective, readiness to change and executive function in patients with heart failure. J Behav Med 2020; 43:1-11. [DOI: 10.1007/s10865-019-00080-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Frost J, Wingham J, Britten N, Greaves C, Abraham C, Warren FC, Dalal H, Taylor RS. The value of social practice theory for implementation science: learning from a theory-based mixed methods process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial. BMC Med Res Methodol 2020; 20:181. [PMID: 32631324 PMCID: PMC7336630 DOI: 10.1186/s12874-020-01060-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Although there is trial evidence that complex interventions are effective for the self-management of heart failure, little evidence supports their effectiveness in routine practice. We used Social Practice Theory to guide a Type 1 Hybrid Trial: a mixed methods process evaluation of a complex intervention for heart failure. The objective of this paper is to explore the value of Social Practice Theory for implementation science. Methods Social Practice Theory informed a mixed methods process evaluation of a multi-centre randomised controlled trial of a 12 week home-based intervention to optimise self-care support for people with heart failure and their caregivers - Rehabilitation EnAblement in Chronic Heart Failure (REACH-HF). Interviews were conducted with 19 people with heart failure and 17 caregivers at 4 months and 12 months after recruitment into the trial. Cases were constructed at the level of the individual, couple, facilitator and centre; and included multi-modal process and outcome data. Evaluative coding and subsequent within- and cross-case analyses enabled the development of a typology of relationships linking fidelity of intervention delivery and tailoring of content to individual needs and concerns. Social Practice Theory was used to interrogate the relationships between elements of the intervention and their implementation. Results Of 216 trial participants, 107 were randomised to the intervention (REACH-HF plus usual care). The intervention was most effective when fidelity was high and delivery was tailored to the individual’s needs, but less effective when both tailoring and fidelity were low. Theory-based analysis enabled us to model complex relationships between intervention elements (competencies, materials and meanings) and social context. The findings illustrate how intervention fidelity and tailoring are contextual and how the effectiveness of the REACH-HF intervention depended on both optimal alignment and implementation of these elements. Conclusion The study demonstrates the utility of theory-based analysis which integrates data from multiple sources to highlight contexts and circumstances in which interventions work best. Social Practice Theory provides a framework for guiding and analysing the processes by which a complex intervention is evaluated in a clinical trial, and has the potential to guide context-specific implementation strategies for clinical practice. Trial registration ISRCTN, IISRCTN86234930. Registered 13th November 2014.
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- Julia Frost
- Institute of Health Research, University of Exeter College of Medicine and Health, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 2LU, UK.
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- Primary Care Research Group, University of Exeter College of Medicine and Health, Exeter, Devon, EX1 2LU, UK
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- Institute of Health Research, University of Exeter College of Medicine and Health University of Exeter, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK
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- Psychology Applied to Health, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia.,Institute of Health Research, University of Exeter College of Medicine and Health, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK
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- Medical Statistics, Exeter Collaboration for Academic Primary Care, University of Exeter College of Medicine and Health, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 2LU, UK
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- University of Exeter College of Medicine and Health (Truro Campus), Knowledge Spa, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, TR1 3HD, UK
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- Health Services Research, Institute of Health Research, University of Exeter College of Medicine and Health, St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 2LU, UK.,Institute of Health and Well Being, University of Glasgow, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow 200, Renfield Street, Glasgow, G2 3AX, UK
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Psychometric Testing of the Hebrew Version of the European Heart Failure Self-Care Behaviour Scale. Heart Lung Circ 2020; 29:e121-e130. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chang WT, Wang ST, Hsu CH, Tsai LM, Chan SH, Chen HM. Effects of illness representation-focused patient education on illness representations and self-care in patients with heart failure: A randomised clinical trial. J Clin Nurs 2020; 29:3461-3472. [PMID: 32562433 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Revised: 05/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To examine the effect of an illness representation-focused patient education intervention on illness representations and self-care behaviours in patients with heart failure 3 months after discharge from the hospital. BACKGROUND Few intervention studies have examined the effect of illness representation-focused interventions on illness representations and self-care in patients with heart failure. DESIGN A randomised clinical trial based on the Consolidated Standard of Reporting Trials-CONSORT 2010-guidelines was employed. The Clinical Trial Registry number is TCTR20190903002. METHODS One hundred and seven participants were randomly assigned to 2 groups, and 62 participants (n = 30 in the intervention group and n = 32 in the usual care group) completed the baseline and one- and three-month postdischarge follow-up assessments. The instruments included the Survey of Illness Beliefs in Heart Failure and the Self-care of Heart Failure Index. The intervention group received illness representation-focused patient education while hospitalised and telephone follow-ups after discharge. Data were analysed with linear mixed-effects model analysis. RESULTS The 107 participants had a mean age of 62.17 years and a mean left ventricular ejection of 53.03%. At baseline, the two groups tended to have accurate illness beliefs but insufficient self-care confidence and self-care maintenance. The analysis showed no significant differences between groups in the illness representation total scores, dimension scores or self-care maintenance scores but did show a significant difference in the self-care confidence scores (F = 3.42, p < .05) over the three months. CONCLUSION The study did not show an effect of the intervention on illness representations or self-care maintenance behaviours. However, the intervention did maintain participants' self-care confidence three months after discharge. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE It is necessary to conduct long-term follow-ups of patients' illness representations, discuss the implementation of self-care behaviours with patients, enhance patients' self-care confidence, and involve family members or caregivers in self-care practices when needed.
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- Wan-Tzu Chang
- Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi City, Taiwan.,Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Du H, Wonggom P, Burdeniuk C, Wight J, Nolan P, Barry T, Nesbitt K, Clark RA. Development and feasibility testing of an interactive avatar education application for education of patients with heart failure. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.12968/bjca.2020.0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Background/aims Heart failure self-care is important for achieving optimal patient outcomes. Interactive information technology has been shown to enhance self-care knowledge and behaviours. This study aimed to codevelop and evaluate with consumers an avatar app for teaching heart failure self-care. Methods Consumer participation and pre-post test methods. Findings A total of six heart failure patients, two patients' family members and 15 heart failure clinicians and app developers participated in the development of the app. Overall, 13 people completed the app's feasibility testing and demonstrated a significant improvement in heart failure knowledge (P=0.020), self-care maintenance (P=0.027) and self-care confidence (P=0.002). Self-care management did not improve significantly (P=0.113) and satisfaction with learning using the app was very high (90%). Conclusions The codevelopment approach used in this project resulted in a high level of user satisfaction. Consumers felt the app was a very feasible mechanism of heart failure education delivery.
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- Huiyun Du
- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide, Australia
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- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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Vellone E, Rebora P, Ausili D, Zeffiro V, Pucciarelli G, Caggianelli G, Masci S, Alvaro R, Riegel B. Motivational interviewing to improve self-care in heart failure patients (MOTIVATE-HF): a randomized controlled trial. ESC Heart Fail 2020; 7:1309-1318. [PMID: 32343483 PMCID: PMC7261532 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.12733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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AIMS Self-care, an essential component of heart failure (HF) treatment, is inadequate in most patients. We evaluated if motivational interviewing (MI) (i) improves patient self-care maintenance (primary endpoint; e.g. taking medications), self-care management (e.g. responding to symptoms) and self-care confidence (or self-efficacy) 3 months after enrolment; (ii) changes self-care over 1 year, and (iii) augments patient self-care if informal caregivers are involved. METHODS AND RESULTS Parallel randomized controlled trial (1:1:1). A sample of 510 patients (median 74 years, 58% male) and caregivers (median 55 years, 75% female) was randomized to Arm 1 (MI only for patients), Arm 2 (MI for patients and caregivers), or Arm 3 (usual care). The intervention in Arms 1 and 2 consisted of one face-to-face MI session with three telephone contacts. Self-care was evaluated with the Self-Care of HF Index measuring self-care maintenance, management, and confidence. Scores on each scale range from 0 to 100 with higher scores indicating better self-care; ≥70 is considered adequate. At 3 months, self-care maintenance improved 6.99, 7.42 and 2.58 points in Arms 1, 2, and 3, respectively (P = 0.028). Self-care maintenance was adequate in 18.4%, 19.4%, and 9.2% of patients in Arms 1, 2 and 3, respectively (P = 0.016). Over 1 year, self-care maintenance, management, and confidence scores in Arms 1 and 2 were significantly higher than in Arm 3 in several follow-ups. Over 1 year, Arm 2 had the best scores in self-care management. CONCLUSIONS MI significantly improved self-care in HF patients. Including caregivers may potentiate the effect, especially in self-care management. ClinicalTrial.gov, identifier: NCT02894502.
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- Ercole Vellone
- Department of Biomedicine and PreventionUniversity of Rome Tor VergataVia Montpellier 100133RomeItaly
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- Centre of Biostatistics for Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine and SurgeryUniversity of Milan‐BicoccaMonzaItaly
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- Centre of Biostatistics for Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine and SurgeryUniversity of Milan‐BicoccaMonzaItaly
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- Department of Biomedicine and PreventionUniversity of Rome Tor VergataVia Montpellier 100133RomeItaly
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- Department of Biomedicine and PreventionUniversity of Rome Tor VergataVia Montpellier 100133RomeItaly
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- Department of Biomedicine and PreventionUniversity of Rome Tor VergataVia Montpellier 100133RomeItaly
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- School of CounsellingUniversity of Rome Tor VergataRomeItaly
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- Department of Biomedicine and PreventionUniversity of Rome Tor VergataVia Montpellier 100133RomeItaly
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- School of NursingUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPAUSA
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BACKGROUND Symptom status is an important indicator of disease progression in patients with heart failure (HF). Perceived control is a target of most self-care interventions and is associated with better outcomes in HF; however, little is known about the relationship between perceived control and symptom status in patients with HF. OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to (1) determine the relationship of perceived control to HF symptom status and (2) examine the associations of perceived control to self-care and of self-care to symptom status. METHODS A total of 115 patients with HF were included. Data on symptom status (Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-HF), perceived control (Control Attitudes Scale-Revised), and self-care (Self-Care of Heart Failure Index) were collected. Other covariates included were age, gender, New York Heart Association class, comorbidity burden, and depressive symptoms. Multiple regression analyses were performed to analyze the data. RESULTS Lower perceived control predicted worse symptom status after controlling for covariates (P = .009). Other covariates predictive of worse symptom status were younger age, New York Heart Association class III/IV, and higher levels of depressive symptoms. Higher levels of perceived control were associated with better self-care (P = .044). Better self-care was associated with better symptom status (P = .038). CONCLUSIONS Lower levels of perceived control were independently associated with worse symptom status in patients with HF. Intervention strategies targeting perceived control should be tested to determine whether they could improve symptom status.
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BACKGROUND Self-care is essential in people with chronic heart failure (HF). The process of self-care was refined in the revised situation specific theory of HF self-care, so we updated the instrument measuring self-care to match the updated theory. The aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the revised 29-item Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI). METHODS A cross-sectional design was used in the primary psychometric analysis using data collected at 5 sites in the United States. A longitudinal design was used at the site collecting test-retest data. We tested SCHFI validity with confirmatory factor analysis and predictive validity in relation to health-related quality of life. We tested SCHFI reliability with Cronbach α, global reliability index, and test-retest reliability. RESULTS Participants included 631 adults with HF (mean age, 65 ± 14.3 years; 63% male). A series of confirmatory factor analyses supported the factorial structure of the SCHFI with 3 scales: Self-Care Maintenance (with consulting behavior and dietary behavior dimensions), Symptom Perception (with monitoring behavior and symptom recognition dimensions), and Self-Care Management (with recommended behavior and problem-solving behavior dimensions). Reliability estimates were 0.70 or greater for all scales. Predictive validity was supportive with significant correlations between SCHFI scores and health-related quality-of-life scores. CONCLUSIONS Our analysis supports validity and reliability of the SCHFI v7.2. It is freely available to users on the website: www.self-care-measures.com.
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Iovino P, De Maria M, Matarese M, Vellone E, Ausili D, Riegel B. Depression and self-care in older adults with multiple chronic conditions: A multivariate analysis. J Adv Nurs 2020; 76:1668-1678. [PMID: 32281683 DOI: 10.1111/jan.14385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the relationship between depression and self-care behaviours in older individuals with multimorbidity. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. Data were collected between April 2017 - June 2019. METHODS Patients were enrolled from community and outpatient settings and included if they were ≥65 years, affected by heart failure, diabetes mellitus or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and at least another chronic condition. They were excluded if they had dementia and/or cancer. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 was used to measure depression and Self-Care of Chronic Illness Inventory was used to measure self-care maintenance, monitoring, and management. The relationship between depression and self-care was evaluated by performing two sets of univariate analyses, followed by multivariate and step-down analyses. The second set was performed to control for the number of chronic conditions, age, and cognitive function. RESULTS The sample (N = 366) was mostly female (54.2%), with a mean age of 76.4 years. Most participants (65.6%) had mild to very severe depressive symptoms. Preliminary analysis indicated a significant negative association between depression and self-care maintenance and monitoring and a significant negative association between depression and multivariate self-care. Step-down analysis showed that self-care maintenance was the only dimension negatively associated with depression, even after controlling for the number of chronic conditions, age, and cognitive function. CONCLUSION In multimorbid populations, depression is more likely to be associated with self-care maintenance than the other self-care dimensions. Therefore, self-care maintenance behaviours (e.g., physical activity and medication adherence) should be prioritized in assessment and focused on when developing interventions targeting depressed older adults with multimorbidity. IMPACT The results of this study may help guide clinical practice. In patients with depressive symptoms, self-care maintenance behaviours should be assessed first, as a potential first indicator of poor self-care.
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- Paolo Iovino
- University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.,Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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Heiney SP, Donevant SB, Arp Adams S, Parker PD, Chen H, Levkoff S. A Smartphone App for Self-Management of Heart Failure in Older African Americans: Feasibility and Usability Study. JMIR Aging 2020; 3:e17142. [PMID: 32242822 PMCID: PMC7165307 DOI: 10.2196/17142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Mobile health (mHealth) apps are dramatically changing how patients and providers manage and monitor chronic health conditions, especially in the area of self-monitoring. African Americans have higher mortality rates from heart failure than other racial groups in the United States. Therefore, self-management of heart failure may improve health outcomes for African American patients. Objective The aim of the present study was to determine the feasibility of using an mHealth app, and explore the outcomes of quality of life, including self-care maintenance, management, and confidence, among African American patients managing their condition after discharge with a diagnosis of heart failure. Methods Prior to development of the app, we conducted qualitative interviews with 7 African American patients diagnosed with heart failure, 3 African American patients diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, and 6 health care providers (cardiologists, nurse practitioners, and a geriatrician) who worked with heart failure patients. In addition, we asked 6 hospital chaplains to provide positive spiritual messages for the patients, since spirituality is an important coping method for many African Americans. These formative data were then used for creating a prototype of the app, named Healthy Heart. Specifically, the Healthy Heart app incorporated the following evidence-based features to promote self-management: one-way messages, journaling (ie, weight and symptoms), graphical display of data, and customized feedback (ie, clinical decision support) based on daily or weekly weight. The educational messages about heart failure self-management were derived from the teaching materials provided to the patients diagnosed with heart failure, and included information on diet, sleep, stress, and medication adherence. The information was condensed and simplified to be appropriate for text messages and to meet health literacy standards. Other messages were derived from interviews conducted during the formative stage of app development, including interviews with African American chaplains. Usability testing was conducted over a series of meetings between nurses, social workers, and computer engineers. A pilot one-group pretest-posttest design was employed with participants using the mHealth app for 4 weeks. Descriptive statistics were computed for each of the demographic variables, overall and subscales for Health Related Quality of Life Scale 14 (HQOL14) and subscales for the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI) Version 6 using frequencies for categorical measures and means with standard deviations for continuous measures. Baseline and postintervention comparisons were computed using the Fisher exact test for overall health and paired t tests for HQOL14 and SCHFI questionnaire subscales. Results A total of 12 African American participants (7 men, 5 women; aged 51-69 years) diagnosed with heart failure were recruited for the study. There was no significant increase in quality of life (P=.15), but clinically relevant changes in self-care maintenance, management, and confidence were observed. Conclusions An mHealth app to assist with the self-management of heart failure is feasible in patients with low literacy, low health literacy, and limited smartphone experience. Based on the clinically relevant changes observed in this feasibility study of the Healthy Heart app, further research should explore effectiveness in this vulnerable population.
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- Sue P Heiney
- College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States
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- College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States
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- College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States
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- College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States
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- Environment and Health Group, Boston, MA, United States
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- College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States
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Iovino P, Lyons KS, De Maria M, Vellone E, Ausili D, Lee CS, Riegel B, Matarese M. Patient and caregiver contributions to self-care in multiple chronic conditions: A multilevel modelling analysis. Int J Nurs Stud 2020; 116:103574. [PMID: 32276720 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Multiple chronic conditions (MCC) are highly prevalent worldwide, especially among older populations. Patient self-care and care partner (or caregiver) contributions to self-care are recommended to reduce the impact of MCC and improve patients' outcomes. OBJECTIVES To describe patient self-care and care partner contributions to self-care and to identify determinants of patient self-care and care partner contributions to self-care at the patient and care partner level. DESIGN Multicentre cross-sectional study. SETTING Outpatient and community settings in Italy. PARTICIPANTS A sample of 340 patients with MCC and care partner dyads was recruited between 2017 and 2018. METHODS We measured patient's self-care and care partner contributions to self-care in dyads using the Self-care of Chronic Illness Inventory and the Caregiver Contribution to Self-care of Chronic Illness Inventory. To control for dyadic interdependence, we performed a multilevel modelling analysis. RESULTS Patients' and care partners' mean ages were 76.65 (± 7.27) and 54.32 (± 15.25), respectively. Most care partners were female and adult children or grandchildren. The most prevalent chronic conditions in patients were diabetes (74%) and heart failure (34%). Patients and care partners reported higher levels of self-care monitoring than self-care maintenance and management behaviours. Important patient clinical determinants of self-care included cognitive status, number of medications and type of chronic condition. Care partner determinants of self-care contributions included age, gender, education, perceived income, care partner burden, caregiving hours per week and the presence of a secondary care partner. CONCLUSIONS Our findings support the importance of taking a dyadic approach when focusing on patients with MCC and their care partners. More dyadic longitudinal research is recommended to reveal the modifiable determinants of self-care and the complex relationships between patients and care partners in the context of MCC.
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- Paolo Iovino
- University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy; Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia.
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States.
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Lyons KS, Lee CS. Understanding the family care dyad: A comparison of two multilevel models. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2020; 19:178-184. [DOI: 10.1177/1474515120902368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Although there has been increasing attention on a dyadic perspective of illness, contemporary dyadic research methods are still rarely utilized in cardiovascular disease. The focus of this paper is to describe the advantages of two types of multilevel dyadic models (the matched pairs model and the lesser known incongruence model). Data exemplars in a sample of heart failure family dyads are used to illustrate the distinct advantages of these two related multilevel dyadic models with particular emphasis on alignment with research questions. The more commonly known matched pairs model examines separate outcomes for each member of the dyad, controlling for the interdependent nature of the data. By re-parameterizing this model into a univariate dyadic outcomes model, researchers can address distinct, and sometimes more appropriate, research questions (e.g. incongruent appraisals of the illness experience). This paper promotes greater application of these methods in cardiovascular research to further understanding of the dyadic experience and more appropriately target interventions.
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- Karen S Lyons
- William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, USA
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Ware P, Ross HJ, Cafazzo JA, Boodoo C, Munnery M, Seto E. Outcomes of a Heart Failure Telemonitoring Program Implemented as the Standard of Care in an Outpatient Heart Function Clinic: Pretest-Posttest Pragmatic Study. J Med Internet Res 2020; 22:e16538. [PMID: 32027309 PMCID: PMC7055875 DOI: 10.2196/16538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2019] [Revised: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Telemonitoring (TM) can improve heart failure (HF) outcomes by facilitating patient self-care and clinical decisions. The Medly program enables patients to use a mobile phone to record daily HF readings and receive personalized self-care messages generated by a clinically validated algorithm. The TM system also generates alerts, which are immediately acted upon by the patients’ existing care team. This program has been operating for 3 years as part of the standard of care in an outpatient heart function clinic in Toronto, Canada. Objective This study aimed to evaluate the 6-month impact of this TM program on health service utilization, clinical outcomes, quality of life (QoL), and patient self-care. Methods This pragmatic quality improvement study employed a pretest-posttest design to compare 6-month outcome measures with those at program enrollment. The primary outcome was the number of HF-related hospitalizations. Secondary outcomes included all-cause hospitalizations, emergency department visits (HF related and all cause), length of stay (HF related and all cause), and visits to the outpatient clinic. Clinical outcomes included bloodwork (B-type natriuretic peptide [BNP], creatinine, and sodium), left ventricular ejection fraction, and predicted survival score using the Seattle Heart Failure Model. QoL was measured using the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) and the 5-level EuroQol 5-dimensional questionnaire. Self-care was measured using the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI). The difference in outcome scores was analyzed using negative binomial distribution and Poisson regressions for the health service utilization outcomes and linear regressions for all other outcomes to control for key demographic and clinical variables. Results Available data for 315 patients enrolled in the TM program between August 2016 and January 2019 were analyzed. A 50% decrease in HF-related hospitalizations (incidence rate ratio [IRR]=0.50; P<.001) and a 24% decrease in the number of all-cause hospitalizations (IRR=0.76; P=.02) were found when comparing the number of events 6 months after program enrollment with the number of events 6 months before enrollment. With regard to clinical outcomes at 6 months, a 59% decrease in BNP values was found after adjusting for control variables. Moreover, 6-month MLHFQ total scores were 9.8 points lower than baseline scores (P<.001), representing a clinically meaningful improvement in HF-related QoL. Similarly, the MLHFQ physical and emotional subscales showed a decrease of 5.4 points (P<.001) and 1.5 points (P=.04), respectively. Finally, patient self-care after 6 months improved as demonstrated by a 7.8-point (P<.001) and 8.5-point (P=.01) increase in the SCHFI maintenance and management scores, respectively. No significant changes were observed in the remaining secondary outcomes. Conclusions This study suggests that an HF TM program, which provides patients with self-care support and active monitoring by their existing care team, can reduce health service utilization and improve clinical, QoL, and patient self-care outcomes.
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- Patrick Ware
- Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Techna Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Techna Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Techna Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Koirala B, Dennison Himmelfarb CR, Budhathoki C, Davidson PM. Heart failure self-care, factors influencing self-care and the relationship with health-related quality of life: A cross-sectional observational study. Heliyon 2020; 6:e03412. [PMID: 32149197 PMCID: PMC7031642 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Revised: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Self-care helps maintain health, prevents complications and improves the quality of life of patients living with heart failure (HF). Self-care is critical to HF management but has received limited attention in Nepal. Identification of the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with self-care is crucial to tailoring appropriate self-care programs to improve health outcomes including patients' quality of life. AIMS The aims of this study were to describe self-care including the factors influencing self-care and the relationship between self-care and health-related quality of life in patients living with HF in Kathmandu, Nepal. METHODS We used a cross-sectional observational study design to measure self-care maintenance, self-care management, and self-care confidence using the Nepali Self-Care of Heart Failure Index. To analyze data, we used descriptive statistics, bivariate associations and regression modeling. RESULTS We recruited 221 patients with HF: mean age 57.5 ± 15.76 years, 62% male. The results in this sample indicated poor self-care maintenance (38.5 ± 11.56), management (45.7 ± 15.14), and confidence (40.9 ± 16.31). Patients with higher education were associated with higher self-care maintenance and management. Living alone and a better New York Heart Association functional classification for HF were related to higher self-care confidence. Higher social support was associated with better self-care. Self-care confidence was an independent predictor of self-care maintenance, management and health-related quality of life on adjusted analyses. CONCLUSION Self-care was limited among patients living with HF in Nepal yet was associated with better quality of life. The study identified various sociodemographic and clinical factors related to self-care, which could be crucial while developing self-care interventions.
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- Binu Koirala
- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 United States
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- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 United States
- Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2024 E Monument St, Baltimore, MD 21205 United States
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- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 United States
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- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 United States
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Leavitt MA, Hain DJ, Keller KB, Newman D. Testing the Effect of a Home Health Heart Failure Intervention on Hospital Readmissions, Heart Failure Knowledge, Self-Care, and Quality of Life. J Gerontol Nurs 2020; 46:32-40. [PMID: 31978237 DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20191118-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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For older adults, heart failure (HF) has the highest 30-day hospital readmission rate of any chronic illness. Despite research into strategies to reduce readmissions, no single program has emerged as sustainable. The purpose of the current study was to test a researcher-developed home health nurse HF intervention (CareNavRN™) on 30-day readmission rates, HF knowledge, self-care, and quality of life (QOL) among 40 older adults transitioning home. Home health nurses received specialized HF training and visited patients once per week at home for 4 weeks. The control group (n = 21) had six readmissions (29%) and the intervention group (n = 19) had three readmissions (16%); however, the results were underpowered and statistically nonsignificant. Pre-/post-surveys demonstrated significant improvement in HF knowledge (p = 0.043), self-care confidence (p = 0.003), and QOL (p < 0.001) in the intervention group. CareNavRN is a promising approach to improve outcomes during transition from hospital to home for patients without access to a comprehensive disease management program. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 46(2), 32-40.].
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Santos GC, Liljeroos M, Dwyer AA, Jaques C, Girard J, Strömberg A, Hullin R, Schäfer-Keller P. Symptom perception in heart failure: a scoping review on definition, factors and instruments. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2020; 19:100-117. [PMID: 31782668 DOI: 10.1177/1474515119892797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2025]
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BACKGROUND Symptom perception in heart failure has been identified as crucial for effective self-care that is a modifiable factor related to decreased hospital readmission and improved survival. AIMS To review systematically the heart failure symptom perception literature and synthesise knowledge on definition, description, factors and instruments. METHODS We conducted a scoping review including studies reporting patient-reported symptom perception in adults with heart failure. Structured searches were conducted in Medline, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PsychINFO, Web of Science, Cochrane, JBI and grey literature. Two authors independently reviewed references for eligibility. Data were charted in tables and results narratively summarised. RESULTS The search yielded 3057 references, of which 106 were included. The definition of heart failure symptom perception comprised body listening, monitoring signs, recognising, interpreting and labelling symptoms, and furthermore awareness of and assigning meaning to the change. Symptom monitoring, recognition and interpretation were identified as challenging. Symptom perception facilitators include prior heart failure hospitalisation, heart failure self-care maintenance, symptom perception confidence, illness uncertainty and social support. Barriers include knowledge deficits, symptom clusters and lack of tools/materials. Factors with inconsistent impact on symptom perception include age, sex, education, experiences of living with heart failure, comorbidities, cognitive impairment, depression and symptom progression. One instrument measuring all dimensions of heart failure symptom perception was identified. CONCLUSION Heart failure symptom perception definition and description have been elucidated. Several factors facilitating or hampering symptom perception are known. Further research is needed to determine a risk profile for poor symptom perception - which can then be taken into consideration when supporting heart failure self-care.
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- Gabrielle Cécile Santos
- School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland - Fribourg, Switzerland
- Institute of Higher Education and Research in Healthcare, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Centre for Clinical Research Sörmland, Uppsala University, Eskilstuna, Sweden
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- William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, USA
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- Medical Library, Research and Education Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland - Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland - Fribourg, Switzerland
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Herrera Guerra EDP, Céspedes cuevas VM. Toma de decisiones para el manejo de los síntomas de falla cardíaca: protocolo de intervención. AVANCES EN ENFERMERÍA 2020. [DOI: 10.15446/av.enferm.v38n1.75993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Objetivo: dar a conocer el diseño,implementación y evaluación de una intervención de enfermería: “Toma de decisiones para el manejo de los síntomas en adultos con falla cardíaca”.Métodos: se realizó un proceso sistemático propuesto por Sidani yBraden que contempla cuatro fases: diseño de la intervención, operacionalización de la intervención en un manual de intervención, estudio de aceptabilidad, viabilidad y efectividad de la intervención y traducción de la intervención.Resultados: se diseñó la intervención según los postulados de la teoría de situación específica autocuidado en falla cardíaca, centrada en la toma de decisiones para el manejo de los síntomas en adultos con falla cardíaca. Los expertos (n = 5) evaluaron satisfactoriamente el nivel teórico del protocolo (índice de cumplimiento 90 %). La tasa de reclutamiento de los participantes fue exitosa (91,6 %). En una muestra final para el análisis (n = 105) se halló una mejora significativa en el grupo de intervención (n = 53) en el mantenimiento del autocuidado [F (1,103) = 719,6; p = 0,000; 𝜂2𝑝 =0,88 ( = f de Cohen ́s = 2,65)] y en lagestión del autocuidado [F (1,74) = 23501,07;p = 0,000; 𝜂2𝑝 = 0,97 ( = f de Cohen ́s = 5,6)] comparado con el grupo de control(n = 52) que recibió la atención habitual.Conclusiones: se demuestra la fidelidad teórica y operacional, la factibilidad y efectividad del protocolo de una intervención de enfermería para mejorar el autocuidado en adultos con falla cardíaca con un tamaño de efecto grande.
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Koirala B, Amgai C, Davidson P. Conducting nursing research in low- and middle-income countries: experiences, challenges and solutions. Nurse Res 2020; 28:e1661. [PMID: 31894926 DOI: 10.7748/nr.2020.e1661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Conducting nursing research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) balances challenges and opportunities. Understanding the shared experiences of researchers who have completed studies in diverse cultural contexts using various methodologies is important, to advance global nursing research and to build health research capacity and sustainability strategies. AIM To provide a reflexive account using a case-study methodology of transactions and processes conducted during a study in a LMIC. DISCUSSION Lessons learned from the study include the importance of preplanning, being flexible and creative, engaging local collaborators early in planning, establishing good rapport and respectful relationships with gatekeepers and collaborators, having a backup plan, appreciating cultural differences, and sharing findings. CONCLUSION Conducting research in LMICs is complex, especially negotiating access and obtaining ethical approval. Understanding the issues will benefit future research and prepare nurse researchers who take on the challenges and rewards of conducting international research in LMICs. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE This paper provides a roadmap to help novice researchers conduct research in LMICs.
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- Binu Koirala
- Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, US
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Peyman N, Shahedi F, Abdollahi M, Doosti H, Zadehahmad Z. Impact of Self-Efficacy Strategies Education on Self-Care Behaviors among Heart Failure Patients. J Tehran Heart Cent 2020; 15:6-11. [PMID: 32742286 PMCID: PMC7360864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background: Self-efficacy in self-care behaviors is an effective framework for measuring patients' degree of ability to perform self-care behaviors that significantly affect their recovery process and quality of life. This study was designed to investigate the effects of education based on self-efficacy strategies on self-care behaviors in heart failure patients. Methods: A semi-experimental study was conducted on 80 heart failure patients divided into 2 equal groups of test and control. The intervention group received three 60-minute practical and theoretical training sessions based on self-care and self-efficacy strategies, while the control group received the usual care services. Self-care behaviors and self-efficacy were evaluated before training, shortly after training, and 3 months after the training program using the Sullivan self-efficacy questionnaire for heart failure patients and the European self-care behaviors questionnaires. Results: The mean age of the patients was 55.00±8.48 and 51.61±8.51 years in the intervention and control groups, respectively. Women comprised 73.7% (n=59) of the study population. The mean score for the self-care and self-efficacy questionnaires in the experimental group was 23.50±6.58 and 18.57±6.64, correspondingly, before the intervention, which increased to 42.64±6.74 (P<0.014) and 32.29±7.06 (P<0.001), respectively, shortly after the intervention. A significant improvement also occurred at 3 months' follow-up (P<0.001). Self-care behaviors also revealed a positive correlation with self-efficacy shortly after the intervention (r=0.82, P<0.001) and 3 months after the intervention (r=0.85, P<0.001). Conclusion: The implementation of educational interventions based on self-efficacy strategies could have positive effects on health-promoting behaviors among heart failure patients.
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- Nooshin Peyman
- Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Department of Radiology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.,Health Sciences Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.
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- Department of Public Health, School of Health, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.,Health Science Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Health Science Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Health Sciences Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.,Department of Public Health, School of Health, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.,Corresponding Author: Zohre Zadehahmad, Senior Lecturer in Public Health, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Ferdosi Blvd., Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran. 9519633787. Tel: +98 95 2226013. Fax: +98 95 19633787. E-mail: .
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Herrera Guerra EDP, Céspedes Cuevas VM. Design and validation of educational material aimed at adults with Heart Failure. REVISTA CIENCIA Y CUIDADO 2020. [DOI: 10.22463/17949831.1366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Objetivo: Diseñar y validar material educativo dirigido a adultos con Falla Cardíaca para una intervención de enfermería centrada en la toma de decisiones para el manejo de los síntomas. Materiales y métodos: Estudio metodológico realizado siguiendo la Guía para el diseño, utilización y evaluación de material educativo en Salud y el instrumento de Pautas Específicas para Evaluación de material educativo impreso, desarrollados por la Organización Panamericana para la Salud. En el diseño participó un grupo conformado por 2 adultos con Falla Cardíaca, 2 cuidadores, 2 enfermeras y un 1 cardiólogo. El material educativo en su diseño preliminar fue sometido a prueba por expertos (n=7) y por adultos con Falla Cardíaca (n=10). Resultados: El diseño del material educativo tipo folleto está sustentado en la Teoría de Situación Especifica Autocuidado en Falla Cardíaca y su indicador empírico es la escala Self-care Heart Failure Índex. Los expertos y los adultos con Falla Cardíaca que participaron en el estudio convinieron en que el folleto cumple con los criterios de efectividad potencial de todo material educativo. Los puntajes obtenidos en las pautas específicas indicaron que se debe usar como está diseñado y algunos evaluadores indicaron algunas reformas a la versión preliminar. La producción de la versión definitiva se realizó atendiendo las observaciones de los evaluadores. Conclusiones: Se detallan los pasos para el diseño y validación de un material educativo sustentado en una teoría de enfermería y se pone a disposición para ser utilizado en la práctica y la investigación.
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Asano R, Newton PJ, Currow DC, Macdonald PS, Leung D, Phillips JL, Perrin N, Davidson PM. Rationale for targeted self-management strategies for breathlessness in heart failure. Heart Fail Rev 2019; 26:71-79. [PMID: 31873843 DOI: 10.1007/s10741-019-09907-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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To provide a conceptual rationale for targeted self-management strategies for breathlessness in chronic heart failure. Breathlessness is a defining symptom of chronic heart failure and is the primary cause for hospital readmissions and emergency room visits, resulting in extensive health care utilization. Chronic breathlessness, punctuated by acute physiological decompensation, is a sentinel symptom of the heart failure syndrome and often intensifies towards the end of life. Drawing upon evidence-based guidelines, physiological mechanisms and existing conceptual models for the management of breathlessness is proposed. Key elements of this model include adherence to evidence-based approaches (pharmacological and non-pharmacological management to optimize heart failure treatment), self-monitoring of symptoms, identification of modifiable factors (such as fluid overload), and targeted strategies for breathlessness including distraction and gas flow. Self-management is an essential component in heart failure management which could positively influences health outcomes and quality of life. Refining programs to focus on breathlessness may have the potential to reduce symptom burden and improve quality of life.
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- Reiko Asano
- Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies, Washington, DC, USA.
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- Western Sydney University School of Nursing and Midwifery, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Boisvert S, Francoeur J, Gallani MC. Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Reliability of the French–Canadian Version of the European Heart Failure Self-Care Behaviour Scale-9. J Nurs Meas 2019; 27:458-477. [DOI: 10.1891/1061-3749.27.3.458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Background and PurposeThe purposes of this methodological study were to adapt the European Heart Failure Self-care Behaviour Scale-9 to the French–Canadian population and to evaluate its reliability.MethodsThe adaptation process consisted of translation, back-translation, evaluation by an expert committee, and pretesting. Reliability was evaluated with stability criteria (test–retest) and internal consistency.ResultsPretesting led to testing of two response formats: 5-point Likert scale and the frequency scale. Both demonstrated good levels of agreement between the test–retest, although the values were higher with the frequency format. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranged from 0.71 to 0.78 (Likert scale) and 0.70 to 0.83 (frequency scale).ConclusionThe French–Canadian version of the EHFScB-9, in both formats, demonstrated good evidence of reliability.
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Koirala B, Budhathoki C, Dennison-Himmelfarb CR, Bhattarai P, Davidson PM. The Self-Care of Heart Failure Index: A psychometric study. J Clin Nurs 2019; 29:645-652. [PMID: 31770472 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Revised: 08/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Self-Care of Heart Failure Index is an empirically tested instrument to measure self-care of heart failure patients across different populations and cultures. AIMS To develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Nepali Self-Care of Heart Failure Index. DESIGN This psychometric study used a cross-sectional, observational, study design to collect data. The study was guided and reported following the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guideline. METHODS To develop and culturally validate Nepali Self-Care of Heart Failure Index, a combination of the recommended methods for cross-cultural validation studies were applied such as translation, back translation, expert committee review of the translated version and validity/reliability testing. Face and content validity were ensured using expert review. Construct validity was examined using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Composite reliability scores were calculated for each sub-scale of the Nepali Self-Care of Heart Failure Index. RESULTS A total of 221 heart failure patients in Nepal were enrolled in the study. Adequate face and content validity were ensured through expert review. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis supported the original three-factor model. Although the three factors explained only 41% of the variance, confirmatory factor analysis fit indexes and error measures were found reasonable. The composite reliability coefficients for self-care maintenance, management and confidence scale were 0.6, 0.7 and 0.8, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The Nepali Self-Care of Heart Failure Index is a theoretically based, culturally acceptable and appropriate instrument for use among Nepali heart failure patients. However, further studies are needed to refine its psychometric properties. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Access to reliable, valid and culturally appropriate instruments is crucial in describing the state of the problem as well as for developing and evaluating tailored and targeted self-care practice interventions for Nepali patients living with heart failure.
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- Binu Koirala
- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Center for Innovative Care in Aging, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- School of Nursing, The University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, WA, Australia
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